2 Samuel 5:6 (KJV)

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And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land which spake unto David saying Except thou take away the blind and the lame thou shalt not come in hither thinking David cannot come in hither

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Jerusalem. Ge 14:18 Jos 10:3 Jude 1:8 Heb 7:1

the Jebusites. Jos 15:63 Jos 18:28 Jude 1:8 Jude 1:21 Re 18:10-12

Except. Jer 37:10

which spake, etc.Dr. Kennicott's amended translation is as follows: "Who spake unto David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither; for the blind and the lame shall drive thee away, by saying, David shall not come in hither." ver. 8. "And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and through the subterraneous passage reacheth the lame and the blind, who hate the life of David, (because the blind and the lame said, he shall not come into the house,) shall be chief and captain. So Joab, the son of Zeriah, went up first, and was chief." thinking, David cannot. or, saying, David shall not, etc.

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